# N59539: 1974 Bell 206B, registration cancelled 2010-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1432
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 16, 2004
- Certificate issued: March 10, 2005
- Last registry action: March 30, 2010
- Mode S code: A7B2DD
- Owner when cancelled: [Altar Helicopters LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALTAR%20HELICOPTERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59539
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59539
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59539-2010-04-22

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell 206B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW05LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA252), Sep 1, 2005: Bell 206B (N59539), Myrtle Grove, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20050901026829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050901026829A), Sep 1, 2005: Bell 206B (N59539), New Orleans, LA, Destroyed. (-23) On September 1, 2005 at approximately 1100 hours, the pilot [privacy data omitted] was pilot-in-command of a Bell 206B, number N59539. While flying over…

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